At 1130 hours the Vice-Admiral Malta reported that the convoy had arrived there safely. Stevens, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral A.J. During an air attack HMS Nubian was near missed sustaining some minor damage. At 1400 hours, HMS Defender and HMS Griffin were detached for convoy escort duty with convoy AS 9. No enemy ships had so far been sighted. Walsh, RAN) joined the fleet coming from Tobruk. G.R.B. Back, RN, flying the flag of Vice-Admiral H.D. Kinahan, RN) and HMAS Perth (Capt. Barry, DSO, RN, flying the flag of Vice-Admiral H.D. C.A.de W. Kitcat, RN), HMS Isis (Cdr. The other two dropped twelve bombs close ahead of Ark Royal and escaped into the clouds. M.S. C.S. A.F. Biggs, DSO, RN), HMS Hereward (Lt.Cdr. P.W. When a Brit is recognised over here by opening the mouth to speak the locals chorus, " Aw Gawd! Vice-Admiral Pridham-Whippel with Force A had been steering since daylight for the Kaso Strait to cover the withdrawal of HMS Abdiel, HMS Hero and HMAS Nizam. Their escorts had been the armed merchant cruiser Ramb III (3667 GRT, built 1938) and the torpedo boat Nicola Fabrizi. Collins, RAN) departed Alexandria with the destroyer HMS Havock (Cdr. Stevens, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral A.J. To provide cover for this force the light cruiser HMS Orion (Capt. G.C.P. Back, RN, flying the flag of Vice Admiral J.C. Tovey, CB, DSO, RN), HMS Neptune (Capt. They were escorted by the British destroyers HMS Nubian (Cdr. 215.450.5711 did Thyrwitt, RN) departed Alexandria at 1130/20 to conduct a bombardment of Bardia, Libya. It was known that Scarpanto airfield was being extensively used by the enemy in his operations against Crete, and it was therefore decided to attack it with Fleet Air Arm aircraft from HMS Formidable (Capt. This attack was pressed home by the enemy with great determination. Back, RN) and the destroyers HMS Decoy (Cdr. Follow project on Twitter, Telegram, Mastodon. At 0645 hours, Illustrious flew off fighter and A/S patrols. 5 and M.E. The Kashmir was hit and sunk in 2 minutes. British light tanks and New Zealand troops retook it at the point of the bayonet. G.R.B. They were to cruise to the north-west of position 35N, 22E from 2000/29 until the convoy had passed. It was made up of the Norwegian tankers Hoegh Hood (9351 GRT, built 1936) and Svenor (7616 GRT, built 1931). Diversions by the Mediterranean Fleet in the eastern Mediterranean. Jutland Memorial. This page has been archived and is no longer updated. Fighter patrols were maintained overhead during the day. Cunningham, KCB, DSO, RN), HMS Barham (Capt. R. Rhoades, RAN) appear of Castellorizio island on 23 July 1940. E.D.B. At 0500 hours, HMS Hero (Cdr. Fisher, OBE, RN flying the flag of A/Admiral Sir A.B. Around 1700B/12, HMS Jaguar and HMS Juno parted company, followed half an hour later by HMAS Stuart and HMS Griffin. The destroyers which were to perform the A/S sweep sailed from Alexandria at 0015/18 carrying out an A/S sweep towards the Kaso Strait. They returned to Alexandria with officers and men not required in Crete as well as some wounded. G.R.B. At 0800 hours, the Commander-in-Chief was in position 3415N, 2447E. C.A.deW. At 2100 hours, when the Commander-in-Chief was in position 3445N, 1610E, course was altered to 310 to make rendez-vous with Force F, the reinforcements for the Mediterranean Fleet coming from Gibraltar. Trolley de Prevaux), British light cruiser HMS Orion (Capt. From Malta departed the bombardment / cover force which was made up of the light cruisers HMS Aurora (Commodore W.G. She fired four torpedoes at it, one of which hit. L.R.K. St.J.R.J. P.A. Back, RN, flying the flag of Vice-Admiral H.D. W.E. Force C had an uneventful passage and commenced embarkation at 0030/29. Stuart-Menteth, RN), HMS Beaufort (Lt.Cdr. minutes but without result. At 0700 hours, reconnaissance aircraft were flown off by Illustrious to search between 270 and 330 to a depth of 80 nautical miles. A cover force went to sea around 1420 hours, this force was made up of the battleships HMS Royal Sovereign (Capt. They arrived at Suda Bay later this day. Stevens, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral A.J. Nicolson, DSO and Bar, RN), HMS Hero (Cdr. They were still opening out when at 1914 hours three or four enemy ships were sighted on the starboard bow. Some of the merchant vessels (Volo, Rodi and Cornwall) continued on to Port Said escorted by HMAS Vendetta and HMAS Voyager. J.A.V. 25 Oct 1939The German tanker Emmy Friedrich (4372 GRT, built 1904) departed Tampico, Mexico to try to break out into the Atlantic. Cooke, RN, flying the flag of A/Rear-Admiral H.B. McLaughlin, RN) and the destroyers HMS Laforey (Capt. The fall of her salvoes were the first intimation of her presence to the enemy. One Ju.88 was shot down while three others were seen to be hit. She was first machine gunned and reported the attacking aircraft as a Sunderland (sic). During the action one of the aircraft from HMS Warspite was damaged by gun blast of her own gunfire and had to be jettisoned. R. Rhoades, RAN). Menzies, RN), HMS Penelope (Capt. Force B was then 100 miles south of Kaso and this was the last attack made by dive bombers. At least nine distinct bombing attacks were made and it is estimated that probably some 100 aircraft took part. The convoy departed Freetown in the same composition on 1 August 1942. A.F. When they arrived near the convoy at 1800A/5, group I was formed and was made up of Renown, Queen Elizabeth, Ark Royal, Sheffield, Fiji, Kashmir and Kipling. J.A. McGregor, DSO, RN), HMS Wryneck (Lt.Cdr. H.W. HMS Defender went to Tobruk instead of Alexandria. 24 Apr 1941Light cruiser HMS Orion (Capt. From convoy MF 4 HMS Coventry was also detached later to join this convoy. G.R.B. Robson, DSO, RN), HMS Kimberley (Lt.Cdr. Swain, RN). Around 1100A/10, the light cruisers HMS Cleopatra (Capt. D. Gilmour, RN), which had joined at daylight that day coming from Tobruk, and the destroyer HMS Hotspur, were bombed by five Heinkel 111s. HMS Pandora off the east coast and HMS Triumph and HMS Upholder were stationed to the south of Sardinia. G.C.P. Then at 0600 hours, she shifted to her second target area, the Wadi Jefran. This convoy was formed north of Crete on 29 April 1941 for Alexandria / Port Said where it arrived on 1 May 1941. Mack did so and quickly sent a signal if this included his forces. Two Fulmars were lost, the crew of one of them was saved. J. Lee-Barber, DSO, RN) and HMS Decoy (Cdr. Dunkirk (May/June 1940), Greece/Crete (May1941), D Day (June 1944). H.St.L. Biggs, DSO, RN). Eaton, RN), HMS Decoy (Cdr. Waller, DSO, RAN), HMAS Vendetta (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Even the two Fulmars that were out of ammo made dummy attacks and forced two Germans to turn away. [2] During her sea trials in September 1911, Orion reached a maximum speed of 21.3 knots (39.4km/h; 24.5mph) from 30,552shp (22,783kW). [Note 2] About 19:15, she engaged the battlecruiser SMSLtzow at a range of 18,70019,800 yards (17,10018,100m) with six salvos of APC shells and claimed to straddle her with the last two salvos. Three aircraft dropped six bombs just astern of HMS Warspite. Rendezvous was effected at 0700C/27 and the force proceeded towards the vicinity of Castellorizio island. Wilson, RN), HMS Nubian (Cdr. The Fleet arrived at Gibraltar at 1800 hours. Had the enemy attacked the convoy itself the four transports would most likely all have been sunk, instead the Ilustrious was disabled and she would be out of action of many months. Biggs, RN) and HMS Hereward (Cdr. H.St.L. E.D.B. In the western Mediterranean all was quiet. With the range increasing and the visibility of the target and fall of shot becoming more and more indistinct HMAS Sydney checked fire again at 1011 hours. [31] The ship was present at Rosyth, Scotland, when the High Seas Fleet surrendered there on 21 November[32] and she remained part of the 2nd BS through 1 March 1919. C.S. Bush, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral A.J. Power, CB, CVO, RN), HMS Orion (Capt. Touch was regained with the enemy battleships at 1340 hours by a relief shadower from HMS Eagle and by a flying boat. HMS Nubian had opened fire at 0131 hours on a light grey ship from 8000 yards. Eight aircraft took part and all returned safely to HMS Eagle. Lane, RN) and HMAS Waterhen (Lt.Cdr. At 1830 hours, HMS Malaya, HMS Ajax, HMS Dainty, HMS Diamond, HMS Greyhound, HMS Griffin and HMS Gallant were detached to fuel at Suda Bay. The Vice-Admiral then decided to keep his ships concentrated and they reformed in line ahead. J.A. Greening, RN), HMS Hero (Cdr. A minute later a vessel was plotted and followed for 18 minutes. Rounds expended in the shore bombardment was as follows; HMS Orion 118 rounds of 6, Lorraine 53 rounds of 13.4 and 37 rounds of 5.5, HMS Neptune 134 rounds of 6, HMAS Sydney 148 rounds of 6, HMAS Stuart 39 rounds of 4.7, HMS Decoy 12 rounds of 4.7, HMS Dainty 56 rounds of 4.7 and HMS Hasty 47 rounds of 4.7. 
for 19 March 1941. Convoy AS 1 from the Aegean (mostly from the Dardanelles) to Port Said. Between 0600B/13 and 0630B/13, first HMS Hereward (Cdr. Also they engaged three Italian auxiliary gunboats; Palmaiola, Riccardo Grazioli Lante and Giovanni Berta. R.W. Hangars at Lepida Cove were set on fire, workshops and probably a fuel tank hit at San Georgio. Ravenhill, RN). In the meantime the cruisers had closed the crippled destroyer which had hoisted the white flag. D.B. Rich, RN) and HMS Belvoir (Lt. J.F.D. H.B. S.H.T. At 0930 hours, five destroyers; HMS Duncan (A/Capt. After this mission was completed the aircraft landed at Malta. More exercises were carried out during the day. R. Rhoades RAN) and HMAS Voyager (Cdr. This destroyer blew up and sank around 2330 hours. During the night of 21/22 March 1945, night encounter exercises were carried out with HMS Arethusa (Capt. At 1815 hours, Force A altered course to 220 and at 1930 hours, when in position 3552N, 2208E, to 290. Her salvoes were seen to straddle our cruisers. One of the aircraft crashed on taking off. Farnfield, RN), HMS Hasty (Lt.Cdr. These were HMS Newfoundland (Capt. H.A. Poland, CB, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN), HMS Javelin (Cdr. A.G. Forman, DSC, RN) and HMS Loyal (Lt.Cdr. On completion of the sweep through the southern Aegean Force A was to be detached and to proceed to Malta. They were escorted by the escort destroyers HMS Lamerton (Lt.Cdr. H.M.L. Holland-Martin, DSC, RN), HMS Paladin (Lt.Cdr. Around 1500B/19, HMS York (Capt. The destroyers were in Sreening Diagram No. Eaton, RN), HMS Juno (Cdr. One had returned before the attack being damaged while assisting to destroy a shadower some time before the attack. C.A.A. Morgan, DSO, RN), aircraft carrier HMS Formidable (Capt. British merchant Destro (3553 GRT, built 1920). C.S.B. Besineau, flying the flag of Vice-Admiral R.E. J.A.W. At 1245 hours another air search was flown off but again they sighted no enemy ships. P.W. They were a little over 200 nautical miles from the rendez-vous position with the cruiser force. J.A.W. She was relieved the next day by HMS Defender (Lt.Cdr. Orion rejoined the Grand Fleet on 9 September. Morse, DSO, RN) and HMS Orion (Capt. F.A.A. G.C.P. She departed Malta at 0700 hours escorted by these two destroyers as well as HMS Havock. J.P. Wright, DSO, RN), HMS Hyperion (Cdr. R.J. Gardner, RN). Taking up station on the starboard wing when she got within range at 0911 hours and joined in with the concentration fire. HMS Watherhen returned to Alexandria with the fleet. At 1805B/18, in a dusk torpedo attack, when in position 3336'N, 2044'E, HMS Arethusa was hit abreast 'B' turret and took on heavy list to port. The destroyer division was at that time still out of sight. J.C. Morrow, RAN) and HMAS Vampire (Lt.Cdr. Ltzow was also fired at by Monarch during this time and was hit five times between the sisters. These managed to escape. On 25 September, the fleet went on another cruise in the northern end of the North Sea and conducted gunnery drills. Saumarez, DSC and Bar, RN), HMS Dainty (Cdr. 
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